Guess this is how you can tell things are really bad.
Gas prices are apparently affecting Nevada's unique industry: legal brothels. The Nevada Brothel Owners Association says most brothels have seen at least a 25-percent drop in business this year.
One bordello is even reporting a 50-percent decline.
The association says the rising cost of diesel especially has cut into the "disposable income" that truckers might otherwise spend on adult entertainment.
"Old George or Jimmy out there, he's got to take care of Momma and the groceries first, and he's got to take care of fuel costs, and he's got other expenses, and he may not have much leftover for having a good time at the moment," said George Flint, Consultant and Association Director, Nevada Brothel Owners Association.
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